Re: Pentest Criteria

[TAS <p0wnsauc3 () gmail com>]

Porbably SANS. But I am not very sure if that really fits into "best
practice which lends itself to pentests" thing. If you are looking at
classification of the vulnerabilities than OWASP and WASC are ready
references.

TAS

On 2 September 2010 01:12, Kurt M. John <kurt.md.john () gmail com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Another question for you. Usually when we do pentests for our clients we
> report our findings and recommendations. We've never had to report the
> criteria  our findings/vulnerabilities are based on as well. By criteria
> I mean industry standards or best practices, e.g., NIST 800_53, CoBIT,
> etc.
>
> What if a client wants criteria reported as well. I'm not sure if there
> is one I can use without running the risk of it being too far removed.
> Is there a frame work or best practice which lends itself to pentests?
> Or do I have to try to layer NIST on top of it
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> Kurt M. John, CISA, C¦EH, CPT
>
> Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!
>
>
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